WORLD CHAMPION
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The World Champion Pittsburgh
Steelers returned to Pittsburgh for a Super Bowl XL
Victory Parade through downtown Pittsburgh two days after their 5th
Super Bowl win.
The streets were packed with an estimated quarter million Steelers faithful from all over the Steeler Nation.
The parade route was packed with fans of all ages. |
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Pittsburgh Public Works trucks
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Pittsburgh's
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Mounted police
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'ONE FOR THE THUMB' |
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Alan Faneca and company |
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COWHER POWER! |
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Coach Cowher savors
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Players enjoyed waving the
Terrible |
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Yeah Baby, we're #1 in the NFL |
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'Big Ben' waves to the
crowd while |
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Ben Roethlisberger with his new
goatee, |
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Steelers kicker Jeff Reed |
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Joey Porter enjoys his parade
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Jerome Bettis' parents take part
in the parade |
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Super Bowl XL |
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Hines Ward flashes his
classic smile |
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Avid Steelers fans came from all
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Steelers fans in the parking
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Throngs of Black `n Gold packed
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STEELERS 2005 SUPER SEASON |
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STEELERS PRE-SEASON |
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| First Pre-season - 8/15/05 | W | Steelers 38 - Eagles 31 |
| Second Pre-Season - 8/20/05 | W | Steelers 17 - Dolphins 3 |
| Third Pre-Season - 8/26/05 | L | Redskins 17 - Steelers 10 |
| Fourth Pre-Season - 9/1/05 | W | Steelers 21 - Panthers 17 |
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STEELERS REGULAR SEASON |
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| Game One - 9/11/05 | W | Steelers 34 - Titans 7 |
| Game Two - 9/18/05 | W | Steelers 27 - Texans 7 |
| Game Three - 9/25/05 | L | Patriots 23 - Steelers 20 |
| Bye Week - 10/2/05 | ||
| Game Four - 10/10/05 | W | Steelers 24 - Chargers 22 |
| Game Five - 10/16/05 | L | Jaguars 23 - Steelers 17 |
| Game Six - 10/23/05 | W | Steelers 27 - Bengals 13 |
| Game Seven - 10/31/05 | W | Steelers 20 - Ravens 19 |
| Game Eight - 11/6/05 | W | Steelers 20 - Packers 10 |
| Game Nine - 11/13/05 | W | Steelers 34 - Browns 21 |
| Game Ten - 11/20/05 | L | Ravens 16 - Steelers 13 |
| Game Eleven - 11/28/05 | L | Colts 26 - Steelers 7 |
| Game Twelve - 12/4/05 | L | Bengals 38 - Steelers 31 |
| Game Thirteen - 12/11/05 | W | Steelers 21 - Bears 9 |
| Game Fourteen - 12/18/05 | W | Steelers 18 - Vikings 3 |
| Game Fifteen - 12/24/05 | W | Steelers 41 - Browns 0 |
| Game Sixteen - 1/1/06 | W | Steelers 35 - Lions 21 |
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STEELERS POST SEASON |
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| AFC Wild Card - 1/8/06 | W | Steelers 31 - Bengals 17 |
| AFC Divisional - 1/15/06 | W | Steelers 21 - Colts 18 |
| AFC Championship - 1/22/06 | W | Steelers 34 - Broncos 17 |
| Super Bowl XL - 2/5/06 | W | Steelers 21 - Seahawks 10 |
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Final record of 15-5-0 for Regular and Post-season play |
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KEY STATS FROM REGULAR SEASON GAMES IN 2005 |
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| PASSING | ||
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Ben Roethlisberger - 161 completions in
252 attempts for 2250 yards - 63.9% completion rate - 17 touchdowns - 7 interceptions - QB rating of 103.4 |
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| RUSHING | ||
| Willie Parker - 1067 Yards on 229 carries averaging 4.7 yards per carry with 4 touchdowns | ||
| Jerome Bettis - 327 yards on 100 carries averaging 3.3 yards per carry with 6 touchdowns | ||
| Verron Haynes - 257 yards on 70 carries averaging 3.7 yards per carry with 3 touchdowns | ||
| RECEIVING | ||
| Hines Ward - 68 receptions for 935 yards averaging 13.8 yards per completion with 11 touchdowns | ||
| Antwaan Randle El - 34 receptions for 545 yards averaging 16 yards per completion with 1 touchdown | ||
| Cedrick Wilson - 26 receptions for 451 yards averaging 17.3 yards per completion with 0 touchdowns | ||
| Heath Miller - 36 receptions for 397 yards averaging 11 yards per completion with 6 touchdowns | ||
| SCORING | ||
| Jeff Reed scored 112 points from 24 field goals and 40 extra points | ||
| Hines Ward scored 66 points from 11 touchdowns | ||
| Heath Miller scored 36 points from 6 touchdowns | ||
| Jerome Bettis scored 36 points from 6 touchdowns | ||
| Willie Parker scored 30 points from 5 touchdowns | ||
| Verron Haynes scored 18 points from 3 touchdowns | ||
| KICKING | ||
| Jeff Reed kicked 24 field goals in 29 attempts for 82% accuracy, kicked 40 extra points | ||
| PUNTING | ||
| Chris Gardocki averaged 41.9 yards on 63 punts for a total of 2639 yards | ||
| Ben Roethlisberger averaged 36 yards on 2 punts for 72 yards | ||
| DEFENSE | ||
| Troy Polamalu had 81 tackles and 16 assists with 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 touchdown | ||
| Chris Hope had 90 tackles and 24 assists with 3 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery | ||
| Ike Taylor had 81 tackles and 14 assists with 1 interception and 2 fumble recoveries | ||
| Joey Porter had 55 tackles and 17 assists with 11 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery | ||
| Deshea Townsend had 50 tackles and 11 assists with 3 sacks, 2 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery | ||
| Larry Foote had 98 tackles and 23 assists with 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery and 1 safety | ||
| James Farrior had 112 tackles and 43 assists with 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery | ||
| Aaron Smith had 34 tackles and 7 assists with 2 sacks and 1 interception | ||
| James Harrison had 31 tackles and 6 assists with 3 sacks and 1 interception | ||
| Clark Haggans had 58 tackles and 17 assists with 9 sacks | ||
| Casey Hampton had 40 tackles and 16 assists | ||
| Kimo Von Oelhoffen had 32 tackles and 10 assists with 3 sacks | ||
| KICK RETURNS | ||
| Quincy Morgan averaged 26.2 yards on 20 returns for 523 yards | ||
| Ricardo Colclough averaged 19.5 yards on 21 returns for 410 yards | ||
| Ike Taylor averaged 19.7 yards on 3 returns for 59 yards | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | ||
| Antwaan Randle El averaged 8.8 yards on 42 returns for 369 yards | ||
| Ike Taylor averaged 19 yards on 1 return for 19 yards | ||
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